One Sunday morning after Mass, I was having a conversation with the priest, and somehow the subject turned to community. “You do not have community here,” he stated. I asked him why he felt that way and he replied, “People are here for Mass and they put on their...

As an extremely goal oriented person, New Year’s is a great time for me. I love the idea that the New Year is a blank page and I can write whatever I want on my page. So for years, I would take the entire month to come up with my goals. At one point I even had...

In 2008 I was so blessed to be able to go to the Holy Land. I wrote the following during Christmas that year, as a letter to Father Lopez. I now share it with you. It was Christmas Day, and we planned to attend the 10:30 Mass. At 9:45 we were in our bedroom...

It was a Monday morning like every other, and I was very focused on getting everything “ready” for the busy week ahead. Get Alli’s breakfast ready, get ready for work, prep food for dinner, make sure the house is picked up before I leave. “Alli, are you ready to go?”...

It was a hot summer day at the end of a stressful month. Already June, we had missed our May trip north to park our camping trailer for the summer months. Usually a trip we anticipate with the excitement of an eight-year old waiting for Christmas morn, today it felt...

As someone who grew up in a non-traditional home, the Catholic faith has always had much to offer me. A family, a family history, traditions, positive role models, a loving Mother, a just, merciful Father and most of all unconditional love. And Jesus, who told me...